The Throwback Thread

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My brother, Sam and I. I'm taking some farm kittens for a ride in the wheelbarrow. Good fun but man, it was frustrating when they'd jump out along the way! Haha!

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My family. Aw! I'm the eldest child, again sans glasses (and beard).

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Arlene89 said:
Hmmm, I might be tempted to post a childhood photo later, but I was not a very attractive child. I didn't receive much bullying, but it was evident in my childhood years. During my early teens, I was always egging on and encouraging my friends as they were pursued by boys and I was just that tom boy always wearing jeans or cargo shorts that the boys avoided, unless it was for a game of football, or to be the wing wo-man. Then I hit fourteen, and I don't know what happened, but puberty kicked in and I changed. A lot, it seems.
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Wow o.o; i find that hard to believe, sister!!! You look so, so, SO PRETTY!!! :o Tintin is VERY blessed!!!

I can relate with being the girl that didn't take a lot of notice when i was younger. I was "one of the guys" :cool: Never got bullied, 'coz i looked pretty tough. I was more like the "Underdog Avenger" then XD they don't dare mess with me, 'coz i'm not afraid to get bruised nor dirty. I didn't like wearing skirts nor dresses then (it felt so costumey for some reason o.o; i only wear them when i'm forced to, or when it's an actual costume for a school play).

I was WAY cuter when i was younger (my 0-9 yrs old phase), but so was everyone else, it seemed (much cuter than i was, even). Growing up from grade school to highschool, i "lost" that cuteness i had. Maybe it's because i barely smiled, being so moody and emo then XD minus the black lipstick and eyeliner!!! But even after i grew out of that emotional tunnel, i still didn't change so much.

Then the female secondarys start showing up, and i realize: "Hey...i'm a woman? O.o; REALLY?!?" I'm a really SUPER late bloomer.

But for years, i've been really, very insecure. I don't feel pretty, even 'til now. I honestly don't know when i could confidently say in front of everyone, without a joking tone in my voice that "I'm beautiful" even without being all done up. If you have a mom that says your face looks like a plate ('coz it's pretty round), that you NEED to put make up on your face, and that she never counted on you getting married, and expected that you'd end up as an old maid (because, even though she won't say it outright, she doesn't think you're beautiful nor pretty enough), it wouldn't be a wonder. It will take time for me to overcome the negative conditioning i've received for a long time.

So it's the other way around for me XD i'm more confident showing my childhood pics, and afraid to show my recent ones. I don't expect to be liked the way i look now. So, my posting of my selfie in that other thread actually took some amassing of courage. I didn't want to be called a "Chicken" XD but technically, i am half a chick 'coz i dared to show only half of my face!!!

Now, i don't want this "wall of text" to be a downer for the readers of this awesome thread XD what i can happily say now is that Papa GOD is teaching me to see myself with HIS eyes of love :) No matter what i nor any other person would say otherwise, i am fearfully and wonderfully made, worthy of HIS thoughts numbering more than the sand :o Worthy of HIS love and grace, inspite of my flaws and ugliness!!! And apparently, there IS someone else who sees me the way HE does :o that's why i ALWAYS tell Descyple he is just weird and unbelievable!!! XD and him being sincere teaches me to believe it even more :o

As for my own Throwback pics, i will get on those once my internet at my place gets fixed ;)
 
Azure, you're crazy-good, my sister! Thanks for sharing straight from the heart. God is doing great things in your life!

Arlene really is beautiful and I do feel so blessed, but initially it was her soul that attracted me to her (I didn't know what she looked like).
 
Tintin said:
Azure, you're crazy-good, my sister! Thanks for sharing straight from the heart. God is doing great things in your life!

Arlene really is beautiful and I do feel so blessed, but initially it was her soul that attracted me to her (I didn't know what she looked like).
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Thanks, dear brother!!! :o You are sweet and awesome, and Arlene is blessed to have you, too!!!

Actually, i was SO scared and worried when it was about time for Descyple to see me XD he didn't know what i looked like the whole time we were exchanging craziness on and off CC, and i never knew what he looked like 'til i realized that he actually posted his pics on his album in his CC profile!!! XD way before i knew what he looked like, getting to know his mind, his heart, his craziness, and his devotion to Papa GOD won me over :o and when i saw his face, i find that he is the entire package!!! Strangely enough, he says the same thing about me when it was his turn to see :rolleyes:

Papa GOD is AWESOME!!!! :o I am simply in awe of HIM and everything HE is doing for us all!!!!
 
Just had a conversation with my little brother about this...
"Hey Cristen, remember that time I tried to teach you how to play guitar and drums?"
"You mean the time you gave up because I was terrible and kept laughing?"
"Yeah."
"Yep. Why?"
"Don't know, just thought of it this morning."
(This was me 13 years ago)


 

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AzureAfire said:
Wow o.o; i find that hard to believe, sister!!! You look so, so, SO PRETTY!!! :o Tintin is VERY blessed!!!

I can relate with being the girl that didn't take a lot of notice when i was younger. I was "one of the guys" :cool: Never got bullied, 'coz i looked pretty tough. I was more like the "Underdog Avenger" then XD they don't dare mess with me, 'coz i'm not afraid to get bruised nor dirty. I didn't like wearing skirts nor dresses then (it felt so costumey for some reason o.o; i only wear them when i'm forced to, or when it's an actual costume for a school play).

I was WAY cuter when i was younger (my 0-9 yrs old phase), but so was everyone else, it seemed (much cuter than i was, even). Growing up from grade school to highschool, i "lost" that cuteness i had. Maybe it's because i barely smiled, being so moody and emo then XD minus the black lipstick and eyeliner!!! But even after i grew out of that emotional tunnel, i still didn't change so much.

Then the female secondarys start showing up, and i realize: "Hey...i'm a woman? O.o; REALLY?!?" I'm a really SUPER late bloomer.

But for years, i've been really, very insecure. I don't feel pretty, even 'til now. I honestly don't know when i could confidently say in front of everyone, without a joking tone in my voice that "I'm beautiful" even without being all done up. If you have a mom that says your face looks like a plate ('coz it's pretty round), that you NEED to put make up on your face, and that she never counted on you getting married, and expected that you'd end up as an old maid (because, even though she won't say it outright, she doesn't think you're beautiful nor pretty enough), it wouldn't be a wonder. It will take time for me to overcome the negative conditioning i've received for a long time.

So it's the other way around for me XD i'm more confident showing my childhood pics, and afraid to show my recent ones. I don't expect to be liked the way i look now. So, my posting of my selfie in that other thread actually took some amassing of courage. I didn't want to be called a "Chicken" XD but technically, i am half a chick 'coz i dared to show only half of my face!!!

Now, i don't want this "wall of text" to be a downer for the readers of this awesome thread XD what i can happily say now is that Papa GOD is teaching me to see myself with HIS eyes of love :) No matter what i nor any other person would say otherwise, i am fearfully and wonderfully made, worthy of HIS thoughts numbering more than the sand :o Worthy of HIS love and grace, inspite of my flaws and ugliness!!! And apparently, there IS someone else who sees me the way HE does :o that's why i ALWAYS tell Descyple he is just weird and unbelievable!!! XD and him being sincere teaches me to believe it even more :o

As for my own Throwback pics, i will get on those once my internet at my place gets fixed ;)
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Oh Azure, you are a remarkably wonderful woman! I'm sorry you had to hear those kind of things, I myself have heard some not so great things from my mother.

But God has so many eye opening things to say about us in His word! And yes, amen I'm so glad you brought up that scripture. You are fearfully and wonderfully made, and you were made in the image and likeness of God Himself. I learnt this the hard way, but if we detest and speak badly of our appearance, we are in fact insulting God and His handiwork. He knew exactly what He was doing when He knitted you together in your mother's womb. He knew you were going to shine and reflect a piece of His beauty in to this world. :)
 
AzureAfire said:
Thanks, dear brother!!! :o You are sweet and awesome, and Arlene is blessed to have you, too!!!

Actually, i was SO scared and worried when it was about time for Descyple to see me XD he didn't know what i looked like the whole time we were exchanging craziness on and off CC, and i never knew what he looked like 'til i realized that he actually posted his pics on his album in his CC profile!!! XD way before i knew what he looked like, getting to know his mind, his heart, his craziness, and his devotion to Papa GOD won me over :o and when i saw his face, i find that he is the entire package!!! Strangely enough, he says the same thing about me when it was his turn to see :rolleyes:

Papa GOD is AWESOME!!!! :o I am simply in awe of HIM and everything HE is doing for us all!!!!
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It's true, I also didn't know what AzureAfire looked like until quite a while after we started talking (I was pretending to be patient, but I was actually dying to see her).

And when I finally did see her, I was like "WOWEE, WOWEE, WOW, WOW, WOW"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And the rest is history.
 
This is what a gang in Prince Edward Island looks like (not very intimidating, eh???).

This pic was taken during a visit to see all my relatives in Prince Edward Island in 1987 (I was 13).

From left to right - me (in all red, wearing a fake gold chain), a cousin, my brother (the red-head), and two more cousins.

Our gang was called "The Red Sandlot Gang" (because PEI has red sand - I know, its as corny as PEI's vast array of corn fields).


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